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Employment growth among foreigners was more than double that of Bahrainis during the first quarter of the year, it has emerged.
The figure was six per cent employment growth for expats, compared to just two per cent for Bahra

Oil fell to around $63 a barrel on Friday as concern over Greece and a forecast that US shale oil output would keep growing this year countered signs of a pickup in demand.
Greece has been less of a driver for oil than other marke

Zain Bahrain said its mobile broadband customers grew by 23 per cent during the first quarter of this year.
The total customer numbers grew one per cent to 785,000 as of March 31, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN),

E-commerce sales in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to touch $41.5 billion by 2020, one of the highest growths across the industry worldwide, according to experts.
Awok.com, a UAE-based online shopping platform, has seen

Egypt’s gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to grow four per cent in the fiscal year ending June, with expectation for the next fiscal year estimated in the 4.5 per cent range, according to experts.
The growth should ac

The LED lighting market in India is set to reach $2.2 billion by 2021, as demand for power is expected to increase exponentially in the country over the years, according to a recent analysis.
The ‘India LED Lighting Market (

Total assets of 34 Bahrain-domiciled banks are estimated to have grown five per cent last year, suggesting the start of a new phase of sustainable growth and increasing profitability, found a new research.
According to The Bahrain

Arab exports to Brazil recorded a substantial increase last year to reach $11.42 billion, according to statistics released by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC).
The key products exported from the region to Brazil compr

Arab exports to Brazil recorded a substantial increase last year to reach $11.42 billion, according to statistics released by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC).
The key products exported from the region to Brazil compr

Samsung Gulf Electronics has reported a 10-fold increase in sales of its ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions last year, compared to 2013.
The leap points to the country’s growing appetite for 4K technology, and signals t